Motorola Moto G87
What you’d gain
- 1.6× faster
- Display score: 5.3 → 8.5
- Security updates until around 2030
- 120 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
- Better water resistance
- eSIM
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No charger in the box
Should You Upgrade From the Motorola Moto G23?
How the Motorola Moto G23 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Your phone
- Security updates
- No official promise
- OS upgrades
- Ended around 2024
We can’t give our take on the Motorola Moto G23: it has no PhoneRanked score yet. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the Motorola Moto G23, so we compare it with budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
REDMI Note 15 Pro
What you’d gain
- 1.6× faster
- Display score: 5.3 → 8.0
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- 120 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- 3.2× faster
- Display score: 5.3 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
- 144 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G
What you’d gain
- 3.5× faster
- Display score: 5.3 → 8.3
- Battery: 5,000 → 10,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- 120 Hz display (yours: 90 Hz)
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No microSD card slot
- Heavier: 184 → 230 g
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
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Motorola Moto G23 upgrade FAQ
Is the Motorola Moto G23 still supported?
Motorola hasn’t published an official update policy for the Motorola Moto G23, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.
What is the best upgrade from the Motorola Moto G23?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G, with a PhoneRanked score of 7.4. The newest model of the same family is the Motorola Moto G87. The best budget upgrade is the REDMI Note 15 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the Motorola Moto G23, so we looked at budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G than the Motorola Moto G23?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G is about 3.2 times as fast as the Motorola Moto G23. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 2,880 vs 1,430, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 406 vs 80.